Post by elizabeth on Feb 15, 2014 22:02:07 GMT
The President of the Conference of European Rabbis, Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, will hold an urgent meeting in Brussels Monday with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso.
The meeting is to take place against the backdrop of rising anti-Semitism and attacks in the Ukraine, France and other countries, and attempts to limit religious rights across the continent.
The rabbis will reportedly demand that the European Commission take significant measures for providing security for Jewish institutions across Europe, and that it block legislative initiatives against circumcision and ritual slaughter in some EU countries, and the ban on ritual slaughter in Poland and Denmark.
Continue reading Arutz Sheva article here
The meeting is to take place against the backdrop of rising anti-Semitism and attacks in the Ukraine, France and other countries, and attempts to limit religious rights across the continent.
The rabbis will reportedly demand that the European Commission take significant measures for providing security for Jewish institutions across Europe, and that it block legislative initiatives against circumcision and ritual slaughter in some EU countries, and the ban on ritual slaughter in Poland and Denmark.
Continue reading Arutz Sheva article here
